Evaluation and reduction of physical and functional vulnerability: Volume 1: general issues

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

Introduction

Chapter 1: characteristics of disasters

Chapter 2: experiences of hospitals affected by disaster

Chapter 3: importance of health care facilities

Chapter 4: vulnerability of hospitals

Chapter 5: risk mitigation in hospitals

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

This set of manuals is the result of the effort and collaboration of engineers, architects, physicians, and health sector administrators whose expertise and technical contribution enabled their production. PAHO wishes to thank Omar DarÃ­o Cardona A., Chief of the Engineering Division of Ingeniar Ltda. in BogotÃ¡, Colombia, for his contribution and technical coordination and to his collaborators: Jorge Eduardo Hurtado G., Juan Pablo Sarmiento P., and Humberto Fonseca M. for their advice in the elaboration of these publications.